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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James W. Lively, commanding general of Task Force 61/2 meets with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. J. T. Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2025. This engagement marked the first official meeting between the two leaders since Lively assumed command of Task Force 61/2. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to advance U.S., Allied and partner interests, and support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval and Marine Corps forces in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron Edy)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James W. Lively, commanding general of Task Force 61/2 meets with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. J. T. Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2025. This engagement marked the first official meeting between the two leaders since Lively assumed command of Task Force 61/2. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to advance U.S., Allied and partner interests, and support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval and Marine Corps forces in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron Edy)

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cameron

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing, conduct a helicopter support team operation for the first evaluation of the air transportability of the Medium Range Air Defense Radar during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing, conduct a helicopter support team operation for the first evaluation of the air transportability of the Medium Range Air Defense Radar during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Shores, from Florida, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, completes an external lift at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 30, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd DSB are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Shores, from Florida, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, completes an external lift at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 30, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd DSB are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour

NATO allies engage opposing forces during a force-on-force urban operations simulation as part of exercise Burmese Chase 25, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)

NATO allies engage opposing forces during a force-on-force urban operations simulation as part of exercise Burmese Chase 25, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)

Photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael J. Prusz, a crew chief with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducts an urban close air support brief during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael J. Prusz, a crew chief with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conducts an urban close air support brief during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette)

Photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over a training site during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Bombing Target 11, Piney Island, North Carolina, July 31, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over a training site during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Bombing Target 11, Piney Island, North Carolina, July 31, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)

Photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert

U.S. Marines and French Soldiers, Legionnaires and flag bearers salute during the Union II 81st Commemoration Anniversary ceremony in Les Saisies, France, Aug. 1, 2025. Union II was a WWII operation that involved the aerial insertion of six Marines, an Army Air Corps captain, and a French resistance fighter into the German-controlled French Alps in August of 1944. Their mission was to arm and train the French Resistance to aid in the fight to liberate Europe. When they found themselves surrounded by German forces in the village of Centron, the Marines surrendered in order to save the village from retaliation. Their sacrifice is remembered to this day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher

U.S. Marines and French Soldiers, Legionnaires and flag bearers salute during the Union II 81st Commemoration Anniversary ceremony in Les Saisies, France, Aug. 1, 2025. Union II was a WWII operation that involved the aerial insertion of six Marines, an Army Air Corps captain, and a French resistance fighter into the German-controlled French Alps in August of 1944. Their mission was to arm and train the French Resistance to aid in the fight to liberate Europe. When they found themselves surrounded by German forces in the village of Centron, the Marines surrendered in order to save the village from retaliation. Their sacrifice is remembered to this day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher

Photo by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division detonate a linear detonation cord breaching charge during an urban breaching range for U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 31, 2025. While training with 2d CEB, the midshipmen observed how combat engineers build and employ explosive breaching charges in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division detonate a linear detonation cord breaching charge during an urban breaching range for U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 31, 2025. While training with 2d CEB, the midshipmen observed how combat engineers build and employ explosive breaching charges in urban environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepare to extract a simulated wounded French Marine with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment from the Infantry Immersion Trainer during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 30, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Payton Walley) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out faces.)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepare to extract a simulated wounded French Marine with 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment from the Infantry Immersion Trainer during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 30, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Payton Walley) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out faces.)

Photo by Pvt. Payton Walley

A U.S. Army instructor with Charlie Company 2nd Battalion, U.S. Army Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), jumps from the back of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion at U.S. Coast Guard Base Sector Key West, Florida, July 29, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K’s ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

A U.S. Army instructor with Charlie Company 2nd Battalion, U.S. Army Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), jumps from the back of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion at U.S. Coast Guard Base Sector Key West, Florida, July 29, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K’s ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Miller, a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division conducts live-fire Close Quarter Tactic training on Range 111 during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 29, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Miller, a reconnaissance Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division conducts live-fire Close Quarter Tactic training on Range 111 during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 29, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Bartholomew, a motor transportation operator with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates how to disassemble a M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 28, 2025. Motor transportation Marines train in vehicle proficiency, convoy tactics, cargo handling, navigation, communication, and emergency procedures to ensure timely, secure, and efficient transportation support. Bartholomew is a native of Benson, Vermont. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Bartholomew, a motor transportation operator with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates how to disassemble a M240B machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 28, 2025. Motor transportation Marines train in vehicle proficiency, convoy tactics, cargo handling, navigation, communication, and emergency procedures to ensure timely, secure, and efficient transportation support. Bartholomew is a native of Benson, Vermont. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde)

Photo by Sgt. Makayla Elizalde

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, ruck to their objective point during exercise Burmese Chase 25, at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, July 29, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, ruck to their objective point during exercise Burmese Chase 25, at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, July 29, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert)

Photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tavon Northern, a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, loads a .50 caliber machine gun on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2025. Northern is a native of Albany, Georgia. U.S. Marines and Sailors conducted live-fire training with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, enhancing weapons proficiency, platform familiarity, and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tavon Northern, a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, loads a .50 caliber machine gun on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2025. Northern is a native of Albany, Georgia. U.S. Marines and Sailors conducted live-fire training with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, enhancing weapons proficiency, platform familiarity, and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brady V. Hathaway)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brady Hathaway

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), load a utility vehicle onto a CH-53K King Stallion at Cecil Airport, Florida, July 25, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training with elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K’s ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), load a utility vehicle onto a CH-53K King Stallion at Cecil Airport, Florida, July 25, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training with elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K’s ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters in formation near Marine Corps Air Station New River, July 25, 2025. HMLA-167 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover multiple divisions of aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters in formation near Marine Corps Air Station New River, July 25, 2025. HMLA-167 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover multiple divisions of aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, run through the beach during the Martial Arts Instructor Course 99-25 culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 9, 2025. Marines attend MAI courses to develop the skills, knowledge, and resilience required to instruct and certify Marines through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, enhancing their unit’s combat effectiveness and physical readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, run through the beach during the Martial Arts Instructor Course 99-25 culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 9, 2025. Marines attend MAI courses to develop the skills, knowledge, and resilience required to instruct and certify Marines through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, enhancing their unit’s combat effectiveness and physical readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Halton, left, the assistant chief of staff with G-1, 2d Marine Division, presents "Old Glory" along with several certificates to Master Sgt. Kirkland Levarity, a career counselor with 2d Marine Division, during Levarity's retirement ceremony on Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, North Carolina, July 25, 2025. The ceremony was held to honor Levarity’s 24 years of service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Halton, left, the assistant chief of staff with G-1, 2d Marine Division, presents "Old Glory" along with several certificates to Master Sgt. Kirkland Levarity, a career counselor with 2d Marine Division, during Levarity's retirement ceremony on Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, North Carolina, July 25, 2025. The ceremony was held to honor Levarity’s 24 years of service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dominic Trujillo

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kamila Benitez, left, a native of Stafford, Virginia and corpsman with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, greets her husband, Hospitalman Apprentice Erick Benitez-Castelan, a native of Bastrop, Texas and a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, as Marines and Sailors return from Operation Southern Guard on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2025. Joint Task Force Southern Guard supported illegal alien holding operations aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba led by the Department of Homeland Security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Apprentice Kamila Benitez, left, a native of Stafford, Virginia and corpsman with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, greets her husband, Hospitalman Apprentice Erick Benitez-Castelan, a native of Bastrop, Texas and a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d MARDIV, as Marines and Sailors return from Operation Southern Guard on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 24, 2025. Joint Task Force Southern Guard supported illegal alien holding operations aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba led by the Department of Homeland Security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB) perform external lifts at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 23, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd DSB are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB) perform external lifts at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 23, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd DSB are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)

Photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour

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